Mexico Oil Shipment Reaches Cuba, Increasing Tensions With US
By Gonzalo Soto Jan 9, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A tanker carrying between 85,000 and 90,000 barrels of oil arrived in Havana from Mexico amid growing
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By Gonzalo Soto Jan 9, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A tanker carrying between 85,000 and 90,000 barrels of oil arrived in Havana from Mexico amid growing
By Marianna Parraga Jan 10 (Reuters) – At least four tankers, most of them loaded, that had departed from Venezuela in early January in ‘dark
Major US oil executives expressed caution to Donald Trump about reentering Venezuela, even as the president pressured their companies to spend at least $100
A new policy hands MARAD the lead role in approving offshore ports, a move officials say will streamline environmental reviews and unlock billions in stalled
America’s largest maritime labor unions are urging the Trump administration and Congress to require that any Venezuelan crude imported into the United States
Container import volumes at major U.S. ports are expected to remain below year-ago levels through at least May, as slowing global trade growth, economic
Oslo-listed tanker giant Frontline plc has unveiled a major fleet renewal plan that will see it trade out eight older VLCCs for nine newbuildings in a package
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has condemned the January 7 seizure of the oil tanker Marinera in international waters of the North Atlantic by U.S.
As winter settles in across the Northeast, the U.S. Coast Guard has launched Operation Reliable Energy for Northeast Winters (RENEW) 2026, its annual mission
Global trade is losing steam just as the shipping industry was hoping for a steadier recovery, according to a new United Nations outlook that points to slower
(Bloomberg) — The US trade deficit unexpectedly narrowed in October to the smallest since 2009 on a sharp pullback in imports, notably pharmaceuticals.
Global container shipping rates surged this week, with the Drewry World Container Index rising 16% to $2,557 per 40-foot container, driven largely by sharp
British support for the US operation to seize a Russian-flagged oil tanker demonstrated the importance of the transatlantic security partnership, UK Defence
A Russia-bound oil tanker suffered a drone attack in the Black Sea that prompted it to request Turkish coastguard assistance and divert from its course,
Falling tanker rates are improving the export outlook for US crude, and prices for light sweet barrels, in particular, are getting a
More than three months have passed since the last Houthi attack on commercial shipping in the Red Sea, yet the Suez Canal remains well below capacity.
Back-to-back predawn raids signal escalation in U.S. crackdown on sanctioned “Ghost Fleet” tankers. U.S. authorities have seized two sanctioned oil
President Donald Trump announced late Tuesday that Venezuela’s interim authorities have agreed to hand over between 30 and 50 million barrels of sanctioned
Five Nordic nations have issued a unified rebuke to renewed American territorial ambitions in the Arctic, asserting that decisions about Greenland rest solely
By Lucia Kassai (Bloomberg) — A small fleet of ships booked by Chevron Corp. is sailing to Venezuela as the company emerges as the only exporter of
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